Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Matt* Lucas	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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